Data Assistant (6-month FTC)

We are looking for a Data Assistant to join our Insight team within SMG for a 6-month fixed-term period. In this role, you will be supporting the Insight team with the timely delivery of a large volume of campaign evaluations. You will also be assisting with data formatting and cleansing so that all evaluations can be run as efficiently as possible, whilst helping the team ensure that all evaluations data is 100% accurate and can be used to deliver actionable insight.

We are looking for you to join us in Bradford, or completely remote based on your circumstances.

Why SMG?

We are dedicated to supporting our employees to be the best version of themselves both inside and outside of work. We have an extraordinary culture built by exceptional people and it's because of this that we've been recognised by Best Companies within the top 5 best Marketing & Media agencies to work for, with a World Class and Outstanding accreditation across the past 2 years.

We are also dedicated to continuously reviewing and improving our benefits package to offer the best that we can for our people. We have a whole page dedicated to our benefits here, but here's some of our favourites...

• Free headspace subscription



• 4pm Friday finishes all year round



• Employee assistance programme, a helpline which offers free, confidential support on health and wellbeing., We pride ourselves on creating challenging and exciting opportunities, meaning that no two days are the same. However, here's an idea of what your responsibilities will look like:


• Extract and format large sets of sales data


• Gather all additional information required to run evaluations into briefing forms


• Run, analyse, and collate results for in-store, digital and e-comm evaluation campaigns


• Upload analyses onto our in-house data platform, Plan-Apps


• Help in ensuring the data cleanliness of all data on Plan-Apps so that all evaluations are detailed & accurate


The process

• We will invite you to a first interview, which we try to keep relatively informal, so it gives you the opportunity to share your authentic self. The hiring team will be looking to understand more about your experience and why you're interested in working with us. These will take place in the morning of Wednesday 29th May and will last for 30 minutes.



• If successful during your first interview, there will be a second interview in the afternoon, which will involve some form of task on the spot to showcase your ability to do the role. These will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday 29th May and will last for 30 minutes.


Helping you shine

We are committed to helping you shine and show your full potential by making any changes you might need throughout your application. If you need an alternative way of applying for this role, support with understanding the role and its requirements, changes to be made to the way we hold our interviews, or anything else, then please reach out to us. You can either let us know on your application form or contact the people team to discuss how we can help on careers@smg.team.


• A keen eye for detail - ability to spot errors or inconsistencies


• Strong numeracy skills


• Some excel skills (with a desire to learn more!)


• Strong organisational skills